Garnier Olia Oil Powered Permanent Color Reviews

I have a small amount of grey at my temples and roots, but it is very stubborn. I would pull it out if I didn't fear bald spots on my head. At the same time, I absolutely DESPISE coloring my hair because I realize that I am damaging it. Garnier's "Olia Oil Powered Permanent Color" seemed the perfect solution--I could cover the offensive grey without ammonia and its irritating smell and harmful ...read moreside effects. Oil would permeate my hair shaft and infuse the color in a much more gentle way. I was wrong! The bottle was too large and awkward for me to work with it. I wound up using an empty professional coloring bottle from the linen closet (what were you thinking when you designed this, Garnier?). This is a nicely-scented, non-drip formula, and I used it as directed. My hair was soft, but no more soft than with Garnier's regular formula. The vivid, multi-tonal color that I normally have after coloring was missing--the shade was flat. Worse yet, grey coverage lasted less than two weeks, and that is with extremely gentle treatment of my hair (I only wash every two or three days, sleep on a satin pillowcase, deep-condition regularly, let hair air dry whenever possible, etc.). Of course, it was more costly than the regular color as well. I hope they do away with this--it simply doesn't work!— 4 years, 5 months ago

This is the very first haircolor I've ever used, so I don't have much of a comparison, but overall this is a decent product. The pros are that the smell is actually really nice, and the included conditioner is absolutely amazing. It is THE best conditioner I've ever used, and I'm a beauty junkie. It made my hair so shiny and soft. Another plus about this product is that they give you plenty of pro...read moreduct, enough to cover my medium-thick long hair.
The things I don't like about this product is that the part when you have to cover the hole with a finger and shake the container well is tricky because my hands are large enough to do that and the plastic container and gloves make it slippery. Also, the creamy mixture is hard to distribute evenly through my hair, though the outcome looks even. These are pretty minor complaints, though. The only major complaint I have with this product is the color coding. My "after color" hair looks a lot darker (blacker) than what's on the box. While I wasn't looking for drastic change so I'm not angry or terribly disappointed, I did expect better color accuracy from a reputable company like Garnier.— 4 years ago

I've used Garnier hair dye three times now (twice red, once dark brown),only had positive results. The product is alcohol and bleach free, which I love, and the conditioner that comes with the product is actually the best conditioner I've ever used. The only reason I didn't give this dye a 10/10 is that it took almost two weeks for my hair to stop dripping dye in the shower and I ended up ruining ...read morea few good towels in the process. Oddly enough, this only happened with the red dye, not the dark brown! But aside from this little issue, I couldn't be happier with my hair. The color is incredible and exactly what I wanted and there's no post-dye frizz or dryness (my hair actually looks healthier somehow...).— 2 years, 1 month ago

I have been using this product for 2 years after my hair stylist said to use alcohol-free from now on as the alcohol was drying my hair out. I am about 80% grey and use 3 different blonde colors depending on the time of the year and they work great. My hair is soft and shiny and I get lots of compliments.
— 2 years, 3 months ago

Absolutely love this NO AMMONIA haircolor!! Used to use color with developer from beauty supply store. This is the 4th time I have used Olia. Tried because I was concerned about the condition of my hair. It is so easy to use. I use the plastic bottle I used with my old product. I got the same results every time I used Olia. Have gray framing my face. This product covers and looks so natural, wit...read moreh varying shades of medium blonde. It covers the gray and lasts 6-7 weeks. Have received so many compliments! Thank you Garnier!! — 2 years, 5 months ago

I like many things Garnier and have trusted their haircolour in the past, so I was excited to try Olia. But once I got it home I wished I hadn't thrown out my receipt: the amount of wasteful plastic inside made me ashamed to support the brand. Honestly --- do we need that thick plastic tube to hold 60 ml developer? I will be done with the product in a matter of minutes, and will have to throw out a lot of non-recyclable plastic! What am I spending my money on here?
— 2 years, 8 months ago

I have colored my own hair including highlights, lowlight, base color, rose coverage, and even cut my thick, wavy hair since I was 12 years old and this is the WORST hair color *especially for the price* I have ever used. I avoid certain boxed dyes like Nice and Easy and some other and stick with Loreal Preference the John Frieda Foam (ladies...even with long, thick hair you will actually only ne...read moreed one box...seriously) and this is the WORST hair dye I have ever used. I'm 33 now and when I DO go to salons because I don't feel like doing it myself, I get compliments on my understanding of color, highlights, application, etc. I also confidently mix colors and go from black to blonde with ease using Sally Beauty Supply.
I have never used a product "in box" that's as bad as this one. It was patchy, dull, and dried my hair out so badly that I had to re-dye it with a $3.00 hair dye that still turned out BETTER days later. I don't know what's with the formula of this dye....but I would not recommend it to even the most advanced colorists or people with untouched/undyed hair. It made my hair patchy, frizzier, and absolutely disgusting without providing coverage to my medium-length hair even with two full boxes and using the maximum time.
DO NOT USE!!!— 2 years, 10 months ago

I agree that the applicator bottle is really clumsy and difficult to use. The people at Garnier have gotten plenty of complaints about the design. I would use this hair color if they would fix this problem, because otherwise it's a decent home coloring product.
— 2 years, 10 months ago

The applicator bottle is so bad that I dread coloring my hair. It is clumsy and hard to handle and when I get color on it, it falls out of my hand. It is painful. The gloves are the cheapest garbage but I buy my own. I asked my daughter to help me and it fell out of her hand as well. I called Garnier a year ago about this. Many others did as well and they make not effort to fix the problem. Now I read that people are losing their hair so I will go back to Clairol if you don't address these issues.
— 2 years, 11 months ago

First up, the application bottle must have been designed by a man. It's far too long. You're supposed to remove the combo applicator tip/bottle top and clip off the top, screw it back onto the bottle and shake. It's impossible to shake it with a finger over the top while holding onto the bottle in one hand. Very clumsy two-handed maneuver. Then, and this experience is almost universal, the af...read moreter coloring conditioner cap is too short and too tight. With wet hands, it's really difficult to unscrew the cap to access the conditioner. This leads to spending way too much time struggling while wasting precious water. The color and my results with the product are satisfactory. There seems to be more shine and body with than with other hair color. But the effort to get it mixed, applied and then conditioned afterward don't make it worth repurchasing.— 3 years, 3 months ago